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00028 /// \file 
00029 /// Defines the API of Audiokinetic's I/O streaming solution.
00030 
00031 #ifndef _IAK_STREAM_MGR_H_
00032 #define _IAK_STREAM_MGR_H_
00033 
00034 #include <AK/SoundEngine/Common/AkMemoryMgr.h>
00035 
00036 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
00037 // Defines. 
00038 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
00039 
00040 /// \name Profiling string lengths.
00041 //@{
00042 #define AK_MONITOR_STREAMNAME_MAXLENGTH    (64)
00043 #define AK_MONITOR_DEVICENAME_MAXLENGTH    (16)
00044 //@}
00045  
00046 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
00047 // Enums.
00048 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
00049 
00050 /// Stream status.
00051 enum AkStmStatus
00052 {
00053     AK_StmStatusIdle            = 0,        ///< The stream is idle
00054     AK_StmStatusCompleted       = 1,        ///< Operation completed / Automatic stream reached end
00055     AK_StmStatusPending         = 2,        ///< Operation pending / The stream is waiting for I/O
00056     AK_StmStatusCancelled       = 3,        ///< Operation cancelled
00057     AK_StmStatusError           = 4         ///< The low-level I/O reported an error
00058 };
00059 
00060 /// Move method for position change. 
00061 /// \sa
00062 /// - AK::IAkStdStream::SetPosition()
00063 /// - AK::IAkAutoStream::SetPosition()
00064 enum AkMoveMethod
00065 {
00066     AK_MoveBegin                = 0,        ///< Move offset from the start of the stream
00067     AK_MoveCurrent              = 1,        ///< Move offset from the current stream position
00068     AK_MoveEnd                  = 2         ///< Move offset from the end of the stream
00069 };
00070 
00071 /// File open mode.
00072 enum AkOpenMode
00073 {
00074     AK_OpenModeRead             = 0,        ///< Read-only access
00075     AK_OpenModeWrite            = 1,        ///< Write-only access (opens the file if it already exists)
00076     AK_OpenModeWriteOvrwr       = 2,        ///< Write-only access (deletes the file if it already exists)
00077     AK_OpenModeReadWrite        = 3         ///< Read and write access
00078 };
00079 
00080 /// File system flags for file descriptors mapping.
00081 struct AkFileSystemFlags
00082 {
00083     AkFileSystemFlags()
00084         : uCacheID( AK_INVALID_FILE_ID ) {}
00085 
00086     AkFileSystemFlags( AkUInt32 in_uCompanyID, AkUInt32 in_uCodecID, AkUInt32 in_uCustomParamSize, void * in_pCustomParam, bool in_bIsLanguageSpecific, AkFileID in_uCacheID )
00087         : uCompanyID( in_uCompanyID )
00088         , uCodecID( in_uCodecID )
00089         , uCustomParamSize( in_uCustomParamSize )
00090         , pCustomParam( in_pCustomParam )
00091         , bIsLanguageSpecific( in_bIsLanguageSpecific )
00092         , uCacheID( in_uCacheID ) 
00093         , uNumBytesPrefetch( 0 ) {}
00094 
00095     AkUInt32            uCompanyID;         ///< Company ID (Wwise uses AKCOMPANYID_AUDIOKINETIC, defined in AkTypes.h, for soundbanks and standard streaming files, and AKCOMPANYID_AUDIOKINETIC_EXTERNAL for streaming external sources).
00096     AkUInt32            uCodecID;           ///< File/codec type ID (defined in AkTypes.h)
00097     AkUInt32            uCustomParamSize;   ///< Size of the custom parameter
00098     void *              pCustomParam;       ///< Custom parameter
00099     bool                bIsLanguageSpecific;///< True when the file location depends on language
00100     bool                bIsAutomaticStream; ///< True when the file is opened to be used as an automatic stream. Note that you don't need to set it. 
00101                                             ///< If you pass an AkFileSystemFlags to IAkStreamMgr CreateStd|Auto(), it will be set internally to the correct value.
00102     AkFileID            uCacheID;           ///< Cache ID for caching system used by automatic streams. The user is responsible for guaranteeing unicity of IDs. 
00103                                             ///< When set, it supersedes the file ID passed to AK::IAkStreamMgr::CreateAuto() (ID version). Caching is optional and depends on the implementation.
00104     AkUInt32            uNumBytesPrefetch;  ///< Indicates the number of bytes from the beginning of the file that should be streamed into cache via a caching stream. This field is only relevant when opening caching streams via 
00105                                             ///< AK::IAkStreamMgr::PinFileInCache() and AK::SoundEngine::PinEventInStreamCache().  When using AK::SoundEngine::PinEventInStreamCache(), 
00106                                             ///< it is initialized to the prefetch size stored in the sound bank, but may be changed by the file location resolver, or set to 0 to cancel caching.
00107 };
00108 
00109 /// Stream information.
00110 /// \sa
00111 /// - AK::IAkStdStream::GetInfo()
00112 /// - AK::IAkAutoStream::GetInfo()
00113 struct AkStreamInfo
00114 {
00115     AkDeviceID          deviceID;           ///< Device ID
00116     const AkOSChar *    pszName;            ///< User-defined stream name (specified through AK::IAkStdStream::SetStreamName() or AK::IAkAutoStream::SetStreamName())
00117     AkUInt64            uSize;              ///< Total stream/file size in bytes
00118     bool                bIsOpen;            ///< True when the file is open (implementations may defer file opening)
00119 };
00120 
00121 /// Automatic streams heuristics.
00122 struct AkAutoStmHeuristics
00123 {
00124     AkReal32            fThroughput;        ///< Average throughput in bytes/ms
00125     AkUInt32            uLoopStart;         ///< Set to the start of loop (byte offset from the beginning of the stream) for streams that loop, 0 otherwise
00126     AkUInt32            uLoopEnd;           ///< Set to the end of loop (byte offset from the beginning of the stream) for streams that loop, 0 otherwise
00127     AkUInt8             uMinNumBuffers;     ///< Minimum number of buffers if you plan to own more than one buffer at a time, 0 or 1 otherwise
00128                                             ///< \remarks You should always release buffers as fast as possible, therefore this heuristic should be used only when 
00129                                             ///< dealing with special contraints, like drivers or hardware that require more than one buffer at a time.\n
00130                                             ///< Also, this is only a heuristic: it does not guarantee that data will be ready when calling AK::IAkAutoStream::GetBuffer().
00131     AkPriority          priority;           ///< The stream priority. it should be between AK_MIN_PRIORITY and AK_MAX_PRIORITY (included).
00132 };
00133 
00134 /// Automatic streams buffer settings/constraints.
00135 struct AkAutoStmBufSettings
00136 {
00137     AkUInt32            uBufferSize;        ///< Hard user constraint: When non-zero, forces the I/O buffer to be of size uBufferSize
00138                                             ///< (overriding the device's granularity).
00139                                             ///< Otherwise, the size is determined by the device's granularity.
00140     AkUInt32            uMinBufferSize;     ///< Soft user constraint: When non-zero, specifies a minimum buffer size
00141                                             ///< \remarks Ignored if uBufferSize is specified.
00142     AkUInt32            uBlockSize;         ///< Hard user constraint: When non-zero, buffer size will be a multiple of that number, and returned addresses will always be aligned on multiples of this value.
00143 };
00144 
00145 /// \name Profiling structures.
00146 //@{
00147 
00148 /// Device descriptor.
00149 struct AkDeviceDesc
00150 {
00151     AkDeviceID          deviceID;           ///< Device ID
00152     bool                bCanWrite;          ///< Specifies whether or not the device is writable
00153     bool                bCanRead;           ///< Specifies whether or not the device is readable
00154     AkUtf16             szDeviceName[AK_MONITOR_DEVICENAME_MAXLENGTH];      ///< Device name
00155     AkUInt32            uStringSize;        ///< Device name string's size (number of characters)
00156 };
00157 
00158 /// Device descriptor.
00159 struct AkDeviceData
00160 {
00161     AkDeviceID          deviceID;           ///< Device ID
00162     AkUInt32            uMemSize;           ///< IO memory pool size
00163     AkUInt32            uMemUsed;           ///< IO memory pool used    
00164     AkUInt32            uAllocs;            ///< Cumulative number of allocations
00165     AkUInt32            uFrees;             ///< Cumulative number of deallocations
00166     AkUInt32            uPeakRefdMemUsed;           ///< Memory peak since monitoring started
00167     AkUInt32            uUnreferencedCachedBytes;   ///< IO memory that is cached but is not currently used for active streams.
00168     AkUInt32            uGranularity;       ///< IO memory pool block size
00169     AkUInt32            uNumActiveStreams;  ///< Number of streams that have been active in the previous frame
00170     AkUInt32            uTotalBytesTransferred;         ///< Number of bytes transferred, including cached transfers
00171     AkUInt32            uLowLevelBytesTransferred;      ///< Number of bytes transferred exclusively via low-level
00172     AkReal32            fAvgCacheEfficiency;            ///< Total bytes from cache as a percentage of total bytes. 
00173     AkUInt32            uNumLowLevelRequestsCompleted;  ///< Number of low-level transfers that have completed in the previous monitoring frame
00174     AkUInt32            uNumLowLevelRequestsCancelled;  ///< Number of low-level transfers that were cancelled in the previous monitoring frame
00175     AkUInt32            uNumLowLevelRequestsPending;    ///< Number of low-level transfers that are currently pending
00176     AkUInt32            uCustomParam;       ///< Custom number queried from low-level IO.
00177     AkUInt32            uCachePinnedBytes;  ///< Number of bytes that can be pinned into cache.
00178 };
00179 
00180 /// Stream general information.
00181 struct AkStreamRecord
00182 {
00183     AkUInt32            uStreamID;          ///< Unique stream identifier
00184     AkDeviceID          deviceID;           ///< Device ID
00185     AkUtf16             szStreamName[AK_MONITOR_STREAMNAME_MAXLENGTH];       ///< Stream name
00186     AkUInt32            uStringSize;        ///< Stream name string's size (number of characters)
00187     AkUInt64            uFileSize;          ///< File size
00188     AkUInt32            uCustomParamSize;   ///< File descriptor's uCustomParamSize
00189     AkUInt32            uCustomParam;       ///< File descriptor's pCustomParam (on 32 bits)
00190     bool                bIsAutoStream;      ///< True for auto streams
00191     bool                bIsCachingStream;   ///< True for caching streams
00192 };
00193 
00194 /// Stream statistics.
00195 struct AkStreamData
00196 {
00197     AkUInt32            uStreamID;          ///< Unique stream identifier
00198     // Status (replace)
00199     AkUInt32            uPriority;          ///< Stream priority
00200     AkUInt64            uFilePosition;      ///< Current position
00201     AkUInt32            uTargetBufferingSize;       ///< Total stream buffer size (specific to IAkAutoStream)
00202     AkUInt32            uVirtualBufferingSize;      ///< Size of available data including requested data (specific to IAkAutoStream)
00203     AkUInt32            uBufferedSize;              ///< Size of available data (specific to IAkAutoStream)
00204     AkUInt32            uNumBytesTransfered;        ///< Transfered amount since last query (Accumulate/Reset)
00205     AkUInt32            uNumBytesTransferedLowLevel;///< Transfered amount (from low-level IO only) since last query (Accumulate/Reset)
00206     AkUInt32            uMemoryReferenced;          ///< Amount of streaming memory referenced by this stream
00207     AkReal32            fEstimatedThroughput;       ///< Estimated throughput heuristic
00208     bool                bActive;            ///< True if this stream has been active (that is, was ready for I/O or had at least one pending I/O transfer, uncached or not) in the previous frame
00209 };
00210 //@}
00211 
00212 namespace AK
00213 {
00214     /// \name Profiling interfaces.
00215     //@{
00216     
00217     /// Profiling interface of streams.
00218     /// \warning The functions in this interface are not thread-safe, unless stated otherwise.
00219     class IAkStreamProfile
00220     {
00221     protected:
00222         /// Virtual destructor on interface to avoid warnings.
00223         virtual ~IAkStreamProfile(){}
00224 
00225     public:
00226         /// Returns the stream's record (once).
00227         /// \sa
00228         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00229         virtual void    GetStreamRecord( 
00230             AkStreamRecord & out_streamRecord   ///< Returned stream record interface
00231             ) = 0;
00232 
00233         /// Returns the stream's statistics (every profile frame).
00234         /// \sa
00235         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00236         virtual void    GetStreamData(
00237             AkStreamData &   out_streamData     ///< Returned periodic stream data interface
00238             ) = 0;
00239 
00240         /// Query the stream's "new" flag.
00241         /// \return True, until AK::IAkStreamProfile::ClearNew() is called.
00242         /// \sa
00243         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00244         virtual bool    IsNew() = 0;
00245 
00246         /// Resets the stream's "new" flag.
00247         /// \sa
00248         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00249         virtual void    ClearNew() = 0;
00250     };
00251 
00252 
00253     /// Profiling interface of high-level I/O devices.
00254     /// \warning The functions in this interface are not thread-safe, unless stated otherwise.
00255     class IAkDeviceProfile
00256     {
00257     protected:
00258         /// Virtual destructor on interface to avoid warnings.
00259         virtual ~IAkDeviceProfile(){}
00260 
00261     public:
00262 
00263         /// Notify device when monitor sampling starts.
00264         virtual void    OnProfileStart() = 0;
00265 
00266         /// Notify device when monitor sampling ends.
00267         virtual void    OnProfileEnd() = 0;
00268 
00269         /// Query the device's description (once).
00270         /// \sa
00271         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00272         virtual void    GetDesc(
00273             AkDeviceDesc &  out_deviceDesc      ///< Device descriptor.
00274             ) = 0;
00275 
00276         /// Query the device's statistics (at every profiling frame).
00277         /// \sa
00278         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00279         virtual void    GetData(
00280             AkDeviceData &  out_deviceData      ///< Device data.
00281             ) = 0;
00282 
00283         /// Query the device's "new" flag.
00284         /// \return True, until ClearNew() is called.
00285         /// \sa
00286         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00287         virtual bool    IsNew() = 0;
00288 
00289         /// Resets the device's "new" flag.
00290         /// \sa
00291         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00292         virtual void    ClearNew() = 0;
00293 
00294         /// Get the number of streams currently associated with that device.
00295         /// \return The number of streams
00296         /// \sa
00297         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00298         virtual AkUInt32 GetNumStreams() = 0;
00299 
00300         /// Get a stream profile, for a specified stream index.
00301         /// \remarks GetStreamProfile() refers to streams by index, which must honor the call to AK::IAkDeviceProfile::GetNumStreams().
00302         /// \sa
00303         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00304         virtual IAkStreamProfile * GetStreamProfile( 
00305             AkUInt32    in_uStreamIndex     ///< Stream index: [0,numStreams[
00306             ) = 0;
00307     };
00308 
00309     /// Profiling interface of the Stream Manager.
00310     /// \warning The functions in this interface are not thread-safe, unless stated otherwise.
00311     class IAkStreamMgrProfile
00312     {
00313     protected:
00314         /// Virtual destructor on interface to avoid warnings.
00315         virtual ~IAkStreamMgrProfile(){}
00316         
00317     public:
00318         /// Start profile monitoring.
00319         /// \return AK_Success if successful, AK_Fail otherwise.
00320         /// \sa
00321         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00322         virtual AKRESULT StartMonitoring() = 0;
00323 
00324         /// Stop profile monitoring.
00325         /// \sa
00326         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00327         virtual void     StopMonitoring() = 0;
00328         
00329         /// Device enumeration.
00330         /// \return The number of devices.
00331         /// \sa
00332         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00333         virtual AkUInt32 GetNumDevices() = 0;
00334 
00335         /// Get a device profile for a specified device index.
00336         /// \remarks GetDeviceProfile() refers to devices by index, which must honor the call to AK::IAkStreamMgrProfile::GetNumDevices().
00337         /// \remarks The device index is not the same as the device ID (AkDeviceID).
00338         /// \sa
00339         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00340         virtual IAkDeviceProfile * GetDeviceProfile( 
00341             AkUInt32    in_uDeviceIndex     ///< Device index: [0,numDevices[
00342             ) = 0;
00343     };
00344     //@}
00345 
00346     /// \name High-level streams API.
00347     //@{
00348 
00349     /// Interface of standard streams. Used as a handle to a standard stream. Has methods for 
00350     /// stream control. Obtained through the Stream Manager's AK::IAkStreamMgr::CreateStd() method.
00351     /// \warning The functions in this interface are not thread-safe, unless stated otherwise.
00352     class IAkStdStream
00353     {
00354     protected:
00355         /// Virtual destructor on interface to avoid warnings.
00356         virtual ~IAkStdStream(){}
00357 
00358     public:
00359         /// \name Stream management and settings.
00360         //@{
00361         /// Close the stream. The object is destroyed and the interface becomes invalid.
00362         /// \sa
00363         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00364         virtual void      Destroy() = 0;
00365 
00366         /// Get information about a stream.
00367         /// \sa
00368         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00369         virtual void      GetInfo(
00370             AkStreamInfo &  out_info            ///< Returned stream info
00371             ) = 0;
00372 
00373         /// Returns a unique cookie for a given stream.
00374         /// The default implementation of the Stream Manager returns its file descriptor (see AkStreamMgrModule.h).
00375         virtual void * GetFileDescriptor() = 0;
00376 
00377         /// Give the stream a name (appears in the Wwise Profiler).
00378         /// \sa
00379         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00380         virtual AKRESULT  SetStreamName(
00381             const AkOSChar *    in_pszStreamName    ///< Stream name
00382             ) = 0;
00383 
00384         /// Get the I/O block size.
00385         /// \remark Queries the low-level I/O, by calling AK::StreamMgr::IAkLowLevelIOHook::GetBlockSize() with the
00386         /// stream's file descriptor.
00387         /// \return The block size, in bytes.
00388         /// \sa
00389         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00390         virtual AkUInt32  GetBlockSize() = 0;   
00391         //@}
00392 
00393         /// \name I/O operations.
00394         //@{
00395         
00396         /// Schedule a read request.
00397         /// \warning Use only with a multiple of the block size, queried via AK::IAkStdStream::GetBlockSize().
00398         /// \remarks If the call is asynchronous (in_bWait = false), wait until AK::IAkStdStream::GetStatus() stops returning AK_StmStatusPending.
00399         /// \return AK_Success if the operation was successfully scheduled (but not necessarily completed)
00400         /// \sa
00401         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00402         virtual AKRESULT Read(
00403             void *          in_pBuffer,         ///< User buffer address 
00404             AkUInt32        in_uReqSize,        ///< Requested read size
00405             bool            in_bWait,           ///< Block until the operation is complete
00406             AkPriority      in_priority,        ///< Heuristic: operation priority
00407             AkReal32        in_fDeadline,       ///< Heuristic: operation deadline (ms)
00408             AkUInt32 &      out_uSize           ///< The size that was actually read
00409             ) = 0;
00410 
00411         /// Schedule a write request.
00412         /// \warning Use only with a multiple of the block size, queried via AK::IAkStdStream::GetBlockSize().
00413         /// \remarks If the call is asynchronous (in_bWait = false), wait until GetStatus() stops returning AK_StmStatusPending.
00414         /// \return AK_Success if the operation was successfully scheduled
00415         /// \sa
00416         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00417         virtual AKRESULT Write(
00418             void *          in_pBuffer,         ///< User buffer address
00419             AkUInt32        in_uReqSize,        ///< Requested write size
00420             bool            in_bWait,           ///< Block until the operation is complete
00421             AkPriority      in_priority,        ///< Heuristic: operation priority
00422             AkReal32        in_fDeadline,       ///< Heuristic: operation deadline (ms)
00423             AkUInt32 &      out_uSize           ///< The size that was actually written
00424             ) = 0;
00425 
00426         /// Get the current stream position.
00427         /// \remarks If an operation is pending, there is no guarantee that the position was queried before (or after) the operation was completed.
00428         /// \return The current stream position
00429         /// \sa
00430         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00431         virtual AkUInt64 GetPosition( 
00432             bool *          out_pbEndOfStream   ///< Returned end-of-stream flag, only for streams opened with AK_OpenModeRead (can pass NULL)
00433             ) = 0;
00434 
00435         /// Set the stream position. Modifies the position for the next read/write operation.
00436         /// \warning No operation should be pending.
00437         /// \remarks The new position will snap to the lowest block boundary.
00438         /// \return AK_Success if the stream position was changed
00439         /// \sa
00440         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00441         virtual AKRESULT SetPosition(
00442             AkInt64         in_iMoveOffset,     ///< Seek offset
00443             AkMoveMethod    in_eMoveMethod,     ///< Seek method, from the beginning, end, or current file position
00444             AkInt64 *       out_piRealOffset    ///< The actual seek offset may differ from the expected value when the block size is bigger than 1.
00445                                                 ///< In that case, the seek offset floors to the sector boundary. Can pass NULL.
00446             ) = 0;
00447 
00448         /// Cancel the current operation.
00449         /// \remarks When it returns, the caller is guaranteed that no operation is pending.
00450         /// \remarks This method can block the caller for the whole duration of the I/O operation, if the request was already posted.
00451         /// \sa
00452         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00453         virtual void Cancel() = 0;
00454 
00455         //@}
00456 
00457         /// \name Access to data and status.
00458         //@{
00459         /// Get user data (and accessed size).
00460         /// \return The address of data provided by user
00461         /// \sa
00462         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00463         virtual void *   GetData( 
00464             AkUInt32 &      out_uSize           ///< Size actually read or written
00465             ) = 0;
00466 
00467         /// Get the stream's status.
00468         /// \return The stream status.
00469         /// \sa
00470         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00471         virtual AkStmStatus GetStatus() = 0;  
00472 
00473         //@}
00474     };
00475 
00476 
00477     /// Interface of automatic streams. It is used as a handle to a stream, 
00478     /// I/O operations are triggered from here. 
00479     /// Obtained through the Stream Manager's AK::IAkStreamMgr::CreateAuto() method.
00480     /// \warning The functions in this interface are not thread-safe, unless stated otherwise.
00481     /// \sa
00482     /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00483     class IAkAutoStream 
00484     {
00485     protected:
00486         /// Virtual destructor on interface to avoid warnings.
00487         virtual ~IAkAutoStream(){}
00488 
00489     public:
00490         /// \name Stream management, settings access, and run-time change.
00491         //@{
00492         /// Close the stream. The object is destroyed and the interface becomes invalid.
00493         /// \sa
00494         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00495         virtual void      Destroy() = 0;
00496 
00497         /// Get information about the stream.
00498         /// \sa
00499         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00500         virtual void      GetInfo(
00501             AkStreamInfo &      out_info        ///< Returned stream info
00502             ) = 0;
00503 
00504         /// Returns a unique cookie for a given stream.
00505         /// The default implementation of the Stream Manager returns its file descriptor (see AkStreamMgrModule.h).
00506         virtual void * GetFileDescriptor() = 0;
00507 
00508         /// Get the stream's heuristics.
00509         /// \sa
00510         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00511         virtual void      GetHeuristics(
00512             AkAutoStmHeuristics & out_heuristics///< Returned stream heuristics
00513             ) = 0;
00514 
00515         /// Run-time change of the stream's heuristics.
00516         /// \sa
00517         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00518         virtual AKRESULT  SetHeuristics(
00519             const AkAutoStmHeuristics & in_heuristics   ///< New stream heuristics
00520             ) = 0;
00521 
00522         /// Run-time change of the stream's minimum buffer size that can be handed out to client
00523         /// in GetBuffer() (except the last buffer at the end of file).
00524         /// Corresponds to the uMinBufferSize field of the AkAutoStmBufSettings passed to CreateAuto().
00525         /// \sa
00526         /// - AkAutoStmBufSettings
00527         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00528         virtual AKRESULT  SetMinimalBufferSize(
00529             AkUInt32        in_uMinBufferSize   ///< Minimum buffer size that can be handed out to client.
00530             ) = 0;
00531 
00532         /// Give the stream a name (appears in the Wwise profiler).
00533         /// \sa
00534         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00535         virtual AKRESULT  SetStreamName(
00536             const AkOSChar *    in_pszStreamName    ///< Stream name
00537             ) = 0;
00538 
00539         /// Get the I/O block size.
00540         /// \remark Queries the actual low-level I/O device, by calling AK::StreamMgr::IAkLowLevelIOHook::GetBlockSize() with the
00541         /// stream's file descriptor.
00542         /// \return The block size (in bytes)
00543         /// \sa
00544         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00545         virtual AkUInt32  GetBlockSize() = 0;
00546 
00547         /// Get the amount of buffering that the stream has. 
00548         /// The buffering is defined as the number of bytes that the stream has buffered, excluding the number
00549         /// of bytes that is currently granted to the user (with GetBuffer()).
00550         /// \remark The returned value corresponds to the buffering status at that moment, and does not even 
00551         /// guarantee that it will not shrink.
00552         /// \return 
00553         /// - AK_DataReady: Some data has been buffered (out_uNumBytesAvailable is greater than 0).
00554         /// - AK_NoDataReady: No data is available, and the end of file has not been reached.
00555         /// - AK_NoMoreData: Some or no data is available, but the end of file has been reached. The stream will not buffer any more data.
00556         /// - AK_Fail: The stream is invalid due to an I/O error.
00557         virtual AKRESULT QueryBufferingStatus( 
00558             AkUInt32 & out_uNumBytesAvailable   ///< Number of bytes available in the stream's buffer(s).
00559             ) = 0;
00560 
00561         /// Returns the target buffering size based on the throughput heuristic.
00562         /// \return
00563         /// Target buffering length expressed in bytes. 
00564         virtual AkUInt32 GetNominalBuffering() = 0;
00565 
00566         //@}
00567 
00568         /// \name Stream operations.
00569         //@{
00570         
00571         /// Start the automatic scheduling.
00572         /// \return AK_Success if the automatic scheduling was started successfully
00573         /// \sa
00574         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00575         virtual AKRESULT Start() = 0;
00576 
00577         /// Stop the automatic scheduling.
00578         /// \return AK_Success if the automatic scheduling was stopped successfully.
00579         /// \sa
00580         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00581         virtual AKRESULT Stop() = 0;
00582 
00583         /// Get the stream's position.
00584         /// \remarks The stream position is the position seen by the user, not the position of the file
00585         /// already streamed into the Stream Manager's memory. The stream position is updated when buffers 
00586         /// are released, using AK::IAkAutoStream::ReleaseBuffer().
00587         /// \return The file position in bytes of the beginning of the first buffer owned by the user. 
00588         /// If the user does not own a buffer, it returns the position of the beginning of the buffer that 
00589         /// would be returned from a call to AK::IAkAutoStream::GetBuffer().
00590         /// \sa
00591         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00592         virtual AkUInt64 GetPosition( 
00593             bool *          out_pbEndOfStream   ///< Returned end-of-stream flag (can pass NULL)
00594             ) = 0;  
00595 
00596         /// Set the stream's position. 
00597         /// The next call to AK::IAkAutoStream::GetBuffer() will grant data that corresponds to the position specified here.
00598         /// \remarks Data already streamed into the Stream Manager's memory might be flushed.
00599         /// \remarks The new position will round down to the low-level I/O block size.
00600         /// \return AK_Success if the resulting position is valid
00601         /// \sa
00602         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00603         virtual AKRESULT SetPosition(
00604             AkInt64         in_iMoveOffset,     ///< Seek offset
00605             AkMoveMethod    in_eMoveMethod,     ///< Seek method, from the beginning, end or current file position
00606             AkInt64 *       out_piRealOffset    ///< The actual seek offset may differ from the expected value when the low-level's block size is greater than 1.
00607                                                 ///< In that case, the real absolute position rounds down to the block boundary. Can pass NULL.
00608             ) = 0;
00609 
00610         //@}
00611 
00612 
00613         /// \name Data/status access.
00614         //@{
00615 
00616         /// Get data from the Stream Manager buffers.
00617         /// \remarks Grants a buffer if data is available. Each successful call to this method returns a new 
00618         /// buffer of data, at the current stream position.
00619         /// Buffers should be released as soon as they are not needed, using AK::IAkAutoStream::ReleaseBuffer().
00620         /// \aknote AK::IAkAutoStream::ReleaseBuffer() does not take any argument, because it releases buffers in order. \endaknote
00621         /// \return
00622         ///     - AK_DataReady     : the buffer was granted
00623         ///     - AK_NoDataReady   : the buffer is not granted yet (never happens when called with in_bWait flag)
00624         ///     - AK_NoMoreData    : the buffer was granted but reached end of file (next call will return with size 0)
00625         ///     - AK_Fail          : there was an I/O error
00626         /// \sa
00627         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00628         virtual AKRESULT GetBuffer(
00629             void *&         out_pBuffer,        ///< Returned address of granted data space
00630             AkUInt32 &      out_uSize,          ///< Returned size of granted data space
00631             bool            in_bWait            ///< Block until data is ready
00632             ) = 0;
00633 
00634         /// Release buffer granted through GetBuffer(). Buffers are released in order.
00635         /// \return AK_Success if a valid buffer was released, AK_Fail if the user did not own any buffer.
00636         /// \note To implementers: Clients like the sound engine may release buffers until this function returns AK_Fail.
00637         /// Failing to release a buffer should not be considered as a fatal error.
00638         /// \sa
00639         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00640         virtual AKRESULT ReleaseBuffer() = 0;
00641         //@}
00642     };
00643 
00644     //@}
00645 
00646 
00647     /// Interface of the Stream Manager.
00648     /// \warning The functions in this interface are not thread-safe, unless stated otherwise.
00649     class IAkStreamMgr
00650     {
00651     protected:
00652         /// Virtual destructor on interface to avoid warnings.
00653         virtual ~IAkStreamMgr(){}
00654         
00655     public:
00656         /// Global access to singleton.
00657         /// \return The interface of the global Stream Manager
00658         /// \sa
00659         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00660         inline static IAkStreamMgr * Get()
00661         {
00662             return m_pStreamMgr;
00663         }
00664 
00665         /// Destroy the Stream Manager.
00666         /// \sa
00667         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00668         virtual void     Destroy() = 0;
00669 
00670 
00671         /// \name Profiling.
00672         //@{
00673         /// Get the profiling interface.
00674         /// \return The interface of the Stream Manager profiler
00675         virtual IAkStreamMgrProfile * GetStreamMgrProfile() = 0;
00676         //@}
00677 
00678 
00679         /// \name Stream creation interface.
00680         //@{
00681         
00682         // Standard stream creation methods.
00683 
00684         /// Create a standard stream (string overload).
00685         /// \return AK_Success if the stream was created successfully
00686         /// \remarks The string overload of AK::StreamMgr::IAkFileLocationResolver::Open() will be called.
00687         /// \sa
00688         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00689         virtual AKRESULT CreateStd(
00690             const AkOSChar*     in_pszFileName,     ///< Application-defined string (title only, or full path, or code...)
00691             AkFileSystemFlags * in_pFSFlags,        ///< Special file system flags. Can pass NULL
00692             AkOpenMode          in_eOpenMode,       ///< Open mode (read, write, ...)
00693             IAkStdStream *&     out_pStream,        ///< Returned interface to a standard stream. If the function does not return AK_Success, this pointer is left untouched.
00694             bool                in_bSyncOpen        ///< If true, force the Stream Manager to open file synchronously. Otherwise, it is left to its discretion.
00695             ) = 0;
00696 
00697         /// Create a standard stream (ID overload).
00698         /// \return AK_Success if the stream was created successfully
00699         /// \remarks The ID overload of AK::StreamMgr::IAkFileLocationResolver::Open() will be called.
00700         /// \sa
00701         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00702         virtual AKRESULT CreateStd(
00703             AkFileID            in_fileID,          ///< Application-defined ID
00704             AkFileSystemFlags * in_pFSFlags,        ///< Special file system flags (can pass NULL)
00705             AkOpenMode          in_eOpenMode,       ///< Open mode (read, write, ...)
00706             IAkStdStream *&     out_pStream,        ///< Returned interface to a standard stream. If the function does not return AK_Success, this pointer is left untouched.
00707             bool                in_bSyncOpen        ///< If true, force the Stream Manager to open file synchronously. Otherwise, it is left to its discretion.
00708             ) = 0;
00709 
00710         
00711         // Automatic stream create methods.
00712 
00713         /// Create an automatic stream (string overload).
00714         /// \return AK_Success if the stream was created successfully
00715         /// \remarks The stream needs to be started explicitly with AK::IAkAutoStream::Start().
00716         /// \remarks The string overload of AK::StreamMgr::IAkFileLocationResolver::Open() will be called.
00717         /// \sa
00718         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00719         virtual AKRESULT CreateAuto(
00720             const AkOSChar*             in_pszFileName,     ///< Application-defined string (title only, or full path, or code...)
00721             AkFileSystemFlags *         in_pFSFlags,        ///< Special file system flags (can pass NULL)
00722             const AkAutoStmHeuristics & in_heuristics,      ///< Streaming heuristics
00723             AkAutoStmBufSettings *      in_pBufferSettings, ///< Stream buffer settings (it is recommended to pass NULL in order to use the default settings)
00724             IAkAutoStream *&            out_pStream,        ///< Returned interface to an automatic stream. If the function does not return AK_Success, this pointer is left untouched.
00725             bool                        in_bSyncOpen        ///< If true, force the Stream Manager to open file synchronously. Otherwise, it is left to its discretion.
00726             ) = 0;
00727 
00728         /// Create an automatic stream (ID overload).
00729         /// \return AK_Success if the stream was created successfully
00730         /// \remarks The stream needs to be started explicitly with IAkAutoStream::Start().
00731         /// \remarks The ID overload of AK::StreamMgr::IAkFileLocationResolver::Open() will be called.
00732         /// \sa
00733         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00734         virtual AKRESULT CreateAuto(
00735             AkFileID                    in_fileID,          ///< Application-defined ID
00736             AkFileSystemFlags *         in_pFSFlags,        ///< Special file system flags (can pass NULL)
00737             const AkAutoStmHeuristics & in_heuristics,      ///< Streaming heuristics
00738             AkAutoStmBufSettings *      in_pBufferSettings, ///< Stream buffer settings (it is recommended to pass NULL to use the default settings)
00739             IAkAutoStream *&            out_pStream,        ///< Returned interface to an automatic stream. If the function does not return AK_Success, this pointer is left untouched.
00740             bool                        in_bSyncOpen        ///< If true, force the Stream Manager to open file synchronously. Otherwise, it is left to its discretion.
00741             ) = 0;
00742 
00743         /// Start streaming the first "in_pFSFlags->uNumBytesPrefetch" bytes of the file with id "in_fileID" into cache.  The stream will be scheduled only after
00744         /// all regular streams (not file caching streams) are serviced.  The file will stay cached until either the UnpinFileInCache is called,
00745         /// or the limit as set by uMaxCachePinnedBytes is reached and another higher priority file (in_uPriority) needs the space.  
00746         /// \remarks PinFileInCache()/UnpinFileInCache()/UpdateCachingPriority() are typically not used directly, but instead used via the AK::SoundEngine::PinEventInStreamCache() API. 
00747         ///     Using PinFileInCache() directly does not allow users to take advantage of sound bank data.  The file and the number of bytes they wish to cache must be explicitly specified.
00748         /// 
00749         /// \sa
00750         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00751         /// - AK::SoundEngine::PinEventInStreamCache
00752         /// - AK::SoundEngine::UnpinEventInStreamCache
00753         /// - AkFileSystemFlags
00754         virtual AKRESULT PinFileInCache(
00755             AkFileID                    in_fileID,          ///< Application-defined ID
00756             AkFileSystemFlags *         in_pFSFlags,        ///< Special file system flags (can NOT pass NULL)
00757             AkPriority                  in_uPriority        ///< Stream caching priority.  Note: Caching requests only get serviced after all regular streaming requests.
00758             ) = 0;
00759 
00760         /// Un-pin a file that has been previouly pinned into cache.  This function must be called once for every call to PinFileInCache() with the same file id.
00761         /// The file may still remain in stream cache after this is called, until the memory is reused by the streaming memory manager in accordance with to its 
00762         /// cache management algorithm.
00763         /// \remarks PinFileInCache()/UnpinFileInCache()/UpdateCachingPriority() are typically not used directly, but instead used via the AK::SoundEngine::PinEventInStreamCache() API. 
00764         ///     Using UnpinFileInCache() directly does not allow users to take advantage of sound bank data.  The file must be explicitly specified.
00765         /// \sa
00766         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00767         /// - AK::SoundEngine::PinEventInStreamCache
00768         /// - AK::SoundEngine::UnpinEventInStreamCache
00769         virtual AKRESULT UnpinFileInCache(
00770             AkFileID                    in_fileID,              ///< Application-defined ID
00771             AkPriority                  in_uPriority        ///< Priority of stream that you are unpinning
00772             ) = 0;
00773         
00774         /// Update the priority of the caching stream.  Higher priority streams will be serviced before lower priority caching streams, and will be more likely to stay in 
00775         /// memory if the cache pin limit as set by "uMaxCachePinnedBytes" is reached.
00776         /// \remarks PinFileInCache()/UnpinFileInCache()/UpdateCachingPriority() are typically not used directly, but instead used via the AK::SoundEngine::PinEventInStreamCache() API. 
00777         ///     Using UpdateCachingPriority() directly does not allow users to take advantage of sound bank data.  The file must be explicitly specified.
00778         /// \sa
00779         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00780         /// - AK::SoundEngine::PinEventInStreamCache
00781         /// - AK::SoundEngine::UnpinEventInStreamCache
00782         virtual AKRESULT UpdateCachingPriority(
00783             AkFileID                    in_fileID,          ///< Application-defined ID
00784             AkPriority                  in_uPriority,       ///< Priority
00785             AkPriority                  in_uOldPriority         ///< Old priority
00786             ) = 0;
00787         
00788         /// Return information about a file that has been pinned into cache.
00789         /// Retrieves the percentage of the requested buffer size that has been streamed in and stored into stream cache, and whether 
00790         /// the cache pinned memory limit is preventing this buffer from filling.
00791         virtual AKRESULT GetBufferStatusForPinnedFile( 
00792             AkFileID in_fileID,                             ///< Application-defined ID
00793             AkReal32& out_fPercentBuffered,                 ///< Percentage of buffer full (out of 100)
00794             bool& out_bCacheFull                            ///< Set to true if the rest of the buffer can not fit into the cache-pinned memory limit.
00795             ) = 0;
00796 
00797         //@}
00798 
00799     protected:
00800         /// Definition of the global pointer to the interface of the Stream Manager singleton.
00801         /// \sa
00802         /// - \ref streamingdevicemanager
00803         static AKSOUNDENGINE_API IAkStreamMgr * m_pStreamMgr;
00804     };
00805 
00806 }
00807 #endif //_IAK_STREAM_MGR_H_

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